Posts Categorized: Korean Dramas

Nov 9 2023

Teaser trailer for TVING drama “Death’s Game”

Teaser trailer added for TVING drama series “Death’s Game” starring Seo In-Guk & Park So-Dam. Park So-Dam as Death narrates the teaser with “Choi Yi-Jae, you are going to die 12 times. Your soul will soon enter the bodies of 12 people who will die soon. No matter what body you wake up in, you will die. If you don’t want to go to hell, try to survive.” Choi Yi-Jae, played by Seo In-Guk, is a young man that took his own life only to meet Death after his death.

“Death’s Game” will be available to stream from December 15, 2023.

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Nov 9 2023

Lead cast announced for Netflix drama “Karma”

Park Hae-Soo, Shin Min-A, Lee Hee-Jun, Kim Sung-Kyun, Lee Kwang-Soo, & Gong Seung-Yeon are cast in Netflix drama series “Karma” (working title). The drama series is based on webcomic “Akyeon” by Choi Hee-Sun and directed by Lee Il-Hyeong (“A Violent Prosecutor“). The story for “Karma” will revolve around 6 people who become entangled and unable to escape, Park Hee-Soo plays the central character who witnesses an accident and makes a deal.

“Karma” will be available to stream sometime next year.

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Nov 7 2023

Kim Dong-Wook cast in new SBS police drama series

Kim Dong-Wook is cast in SBS drama series “Not Powerful but Attractive Violent Crimes Unit” (literal title). The drama series is written by Lee Young-Chul and Lee Gwang-Jae, who previously worked together on the screenplay for 2013 tvN drama series “Potato Star 2013QR3.” The screenplay for “Not Powerful but Attractive Violent Crimes Unit” is setup as a comedy about a police detective team that performed poorly in its past. Kim Dong-Wook will play Dongbang Yoo-Bin. He worked as a professor at a university overseas, but returns to Korea to lead this police detective team.

“Not Powerful but Attractive Violent Crimes Unit” will air sometime in the first half of 2024 in South Korea.

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Nov 7 2023

Teaser trailer for Coupang Play drama “Boyhood”

Teaser trailer added for Coupang Play drama series “Boyhood” (literal title) starring Im Si-Wan, Lee Sun-Bin, Lee Si-Woo, & Kang Hye-Won. The teaser trailer starts with Im Si-Wan as Jang Byeong-Tae stating “A boy should have a dream. My dream is not to be beaten.” Jang Byeong-Tae is regularly bullied and beaten at his school. When he transfers to a new school, students mistake him for White Tiger who is the best fighter in Ansan.

“Boyhood” will be available to stream November 24, 202 in South Korea.

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Nov 6 2023

Teaser poster & release date for U+mobiletv drama “Night Has Come”

Teaser poster and December 4, 2023 release date set for U+mobiletv drama series “Night Has Come” starring Lee Jae-In, Kim Woo-Seok, & Choi Ye-Bin. The drama series revolves around high school students who go on a field trip, but are forced to play a deadly version of the mafia game. Caption on the teaser poster states “Start the mafia game.”

“Night Has Come” will also be available to stream on various online platforms worldwide, including Rakuten Viki in the U.S., on December 4, 2023.

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Nov 3 2023

Teaser poster and release date for tvN drama “Maestra: Strings of Truth”

Teaser poster and release date set for tvN drama series “Maestra: Strings of Truth” starring Lee Young-Ae, Lee Mu-Saeng, & Hwang Boreumbyeol. The teaser poster features Lee Young-Ae as main character Cha Se-Eum. She is an orchestra conductor. Caption on the poster states “Perfect conduct, everything started to go awry.”

“Maestra: Strings of Truth” is now set to first air December 9, 2023 in South Korea (takes over tvN’s Saturday and Sunday 9:20 PM time slot “Castaway Diva“).

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Nov 2 2023

Teaser trailer for JTBC drama “Welcome to Samdalri”

First teaser trailer added for JTBC drama series “Welcome to Samdalri” (literal title) starring Ji Chang-Wook & Shin Hae-Sun. The teaser trailer starts with residents of Samdalri, Jeju Island, South Korea chattering about the sudden return of Jo Sam-Dal (Shin Hae-Sun). She moved to Seoul 8 years ago, but now returns to her hometown. Jo Yong-Pil (Ji Chang-Wook), who was her childhood friend, tries to find her, but Jo Sam-Dal hides from other people in Samdalri. Around the 30 second mark, Shin Hae-Sun states “Why are you looking at me? You think i look funny? I cam back because I was screwed.”

“Welcome to Samdalri” will first air December 2, 2023 in South Korea.

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Nov 1 2023

Cho Jung-Seok & Shin Se-Kyung cast in tvN drama “Spy, The Fascinated”

Cho Jung-Seok & Shin Se-Kyung are cast in tvN drama series “Spy, The Fascinated” (literal title). Also cast for major supporting characters are Lee Sin-Young and Park Ye-Young. The drama series will be set in historical times and Cho Jung-Seok will play Lee In, who eventually becomes the king. Shin Se-Kyung will play Kang Hee-Soo. She becomes a spy and makes a move on the king to get revenge.

“Spy, The Fascinated” will first air January, 2024 in South Korea.

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